# Computing FAQ

**Source**: https://bds.berkeley.edu/computing/faq
**Parent**: https://bds.berkeley.edu/vlsb

- [Hardware](#hardware): Computers
- [Software](#software): General, Anti-virus, Firewall, Microsoft, Adobe
- [Services](#services): CalNet, Email, File Storage, Course Websites, Lab Websites, Backup Services

For answers to any questions not listed below, send email to BDS IT Support, [it@bdshelp.berkeley.edu](http://it@bdshelp.berkeley.edu).

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### Hardware

**Computers** - Where is the best place to buy computers?

1. The campus has negotiated special prices for recommended configurations of Macs and PCs (Joint Administrative Computing Standardization Program - JACS)\
   <https://desktop.berkeley.edu/jacs>
2. The Dell and Apple Punch-Out Catalogs in BearBuy\
   <http://bearbuy.is.berkeley.edu/>

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